Etruscan Shrew vs Field Fleawort

Suncus etruscus compared with Tephroseris integrifolia

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Field Fleawort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Field Fleawort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Suncus	Tephroseris
Species	Suncus etruscus	Tephroseris integrifolia

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Field Fleawort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Field Fleawort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Yemen) and Europe (6 countries).

Field Fleawort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Etruscan Shrew

Etruscan Shrew (Suncus etruscus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.